Tuesday, February 14, 2012

This card is my interpretation of the day fifteen sketch, the last one! I can't believe I did all fifteen, woohoo!

The cute little guy that is feeling blue is Chester, you can find him over at Pollycraft and I've coloured him with Prismacolor pencils. The designer papers are by Kaisercraft, part of the Toot Toot Collection. Another clean and simple design, made fun with the use of spots and stripes.

Monday, February 13, 2012

This card is my interpretation of the day fourteen sketch, my goodness only one more to go!

The fairy postcards are Graphic 45, part of their Once Upon A Springtime Collection. The designer paper is Kaisercraft, part of their Sweet Nothings collection. I've inked all the edges with Antique Linen and Bundled Sage Distress Inks.

The leaf accent is cut from a Spellbinders die, the butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch, the roses are from Kaisercraft and last but not least the bow is a fabulous crochet yarn from my stash.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

I made this card with my son in mind, who will be 12 years old this year. Very clean and simple. The rocket image and Mr Mischief comes from a Ruby Rock-it paper called Tokens, part of their Paper Boy collection. The graph paper is the reverse side of Dressform, one of Kaisercrafts Timeless Collection. I've used an EK Success punch to give the notepad edge, a bit of black and white bakers twine and a star shaped paperclip to finish.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

My first thoughts were of florals and bows and doilies, but I decided I wanted to do something drastically different with this sketch, and I hope I have achieved that... instead of a bow I have a propeller!

The designer paper is by Bo Bunny, the cogs are cut using Spellbinders gears die and the image is a clipart from my collection. The sentiment inside reads "Let's Catch Up".

Friday, February 10, 2012

Finally, a sketch that came together painlessly! I knew the instant I saw this sketch what elements I was going to use, and the longest part of the whole card was making the skirt.

The background paper is from the Sweet Nothings collection by Kaisercraft. The dress form is cut using the Sewing Room die by Tim Holtz from a scrap of cream toned paper on chipboard. The tickets are by Tim Holtz also, and the crochet skirt is by me.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

I have used Webster's Pages paper as the background paper, December Journal. I purchased it as a digital download, so I was able to resize it as I saw fit, so I made it fit a 6" x 6" card. I love the versatility of digital papers.

The "postcard" stamp along the edge there is by Tim Holtz, inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and the vintage Santa is a Bo Bunny acrylic stamp inked with StazOn Black on vellum. A liberal shading with Vintage Photo has been done around most of the edges.

The wooden word NOEL I picked up during the post Christmas sales this year. I painted it with Burnt Umber acrylic paint and sanded it back to distress it, then lightly inked the edges with Versa-color gold ink.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

This was one of those sketches I looked and thought "that will be a nice quick one", however it took me all day to finish! I've used the backsides of two papers for the card, one a Christmas paper by Graphic 45 which I had a fun tearing into strips and the other part of the Prairie Lane collection by Kaisercraft.

The snowman is cut using the Tim Holtz Winter Wonder die, and the fence is a Magnolia Doohickey which I have painted with crackle medium mixed with white paint. All the edges have been inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink. A scrap of fluffy wool, a few pearls and some letters from my stash and voila, challenge completed!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The card base is Kraft once again, the patterned paper with the sewing patterns is called Dressform from the Timeless Collection by Kaisercraft, and the centre panel is from the Domestic Goddess series by Graphic 45. A paper doily provides the lacey ruffle and the accent is a paper rose made from coffee filter paper and the Rose Creations die by Spellbinders.

Monday, February 6, 2012

I've used Kraft card as the base for this card (yes again!) but this time it's a darker Kraft, much darker than the Bazzil version. The patterned papers are by Kaisercraft, part of the December 25th collection and have a lovely, muted tone to them that works very well with the Kraft.

I struggled a little colouring Tilda on the darker Kraft, the Prismacolor pencils weren't really doing what I wanted them to do and in sheer frustration I dampened a cloth with baby oil and wiped over the whole thing, with the intent of taking it back to the base, and voila! I had exactly the look I wanted :o)

The recipe card is removable, with the striped bar across the bottom acting as a sleeve for the card. If you are interested in my recipe I posted it back in December last year, you can find it here.

The sentiment is a free download from the Shabby Princess, it came as part of a holiday recipe kit.

This card is probably my favourite of all the ones I have made for the CPS Challenges so far. The Tilda with spoon stamp is an all time favourite of mine, and the colours and vintage feel all worked really well.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

This card was made with a Vintedge kit by Ruby Rock-It, on a Kraft base. The kit was fantastic value, 6 different paper designs (2 of each for 12 sheets total), plus stickers and die cuts for $10. I used the Tim Holtz Sewing Room Alterations die to cut two bobbins and wound embroidery floss around the centre and attached them as accents. There is also a yellow bobbin inside next to the sentiment which reads: "May your bobbin always be full".

I'm still not sure if I like this card, retro is not something I have played around with much. I am sure if I pop in a fat quarter of quilting fabric the recipient won't care what the card looked like ;o)

This card uses my third of four coloured digis by Mo Manning called Pug Love. Once again coloured with Prismacolor pencils, this one blended with odorless solvent. If you look at this card, and the one in the last post, you can see the difference quite clearly between the two blending mediums.

The background paper is called Love, part of the Vintedge collection by Ruby Rock-It. The black mat behind the digi has been embossed with hearts, and then sanded to distress and highlight the hearts. The sentiment is part of a KaiserCraft clear stamp kit called Love.

I am also entering this into Mo's Digital Challenge blog, which has an anything goes theme this week, as well as the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, the theme of which is Animal Antics.

Card Positioning Systems is celebrating their 5th Anniversary by releasing a sketch a day for 15 days. I'm playing catch up but it has been great to get the coloured stamps out of plastic baggies and onto cards :o)

The adorable little pup is a Mo Manning digital stamp called Pug Love. You'll see this pretty puppy appear in several cards, not just because it's so cute, but because I coloured four of them at the same time! Once again this has been coloured with Prismacolor Pencils, I love, love, love working with them at the moment. I used baby oil as the blending medium.

Also entering into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week, the theme of which is Animal Antics.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The base is Kraft, it's my current favourite. The designer paper is called Dragonflies from the Pink Paisley Butterfly Garden collection. I've inked the edge of the doily with Antique Linen Distress Ink and finished with a natural raffia bow.

The stamp features Toby Tumble by Pachela Studios called "Just Saying Hi". He's the cutest little bunny there ever was! I've coloured him with Prismacolor pencils, and used a paper stump with baby oil as the medium for the blending. The sentiment inside reads "Hang In There".

Also entering into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week, the theme of which is Animal Antics.

Card Positioning Systems is celebrating their 5th Anniversary by releasing a sketch a day for 15 days. I've got a list of cards I would like to have made and ready to post for when the occasion arises, such as a sympathy card, a get well card, a few generic greeting cards, as well as getting a head start on some holiday cards, and this is just the motivation I need to get going.

This card is my interpretation of the day one sketch. The card was challenging for me because I think it is the very first I have made without a coloured image on the front, so it felt a little naked and I wasn't really sure when to stop fiddling!

The designer papers are by Kaisercraft, one is called Script and the other is called Newsprint, both are from the Timeless collection. I've used a Fiskars edge punch for the heart borders, Kraft card for the base and framing mats, and Frayed Burlap Distress Ink on all the edges.

The little postage stamp in the top corner says "Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give - which is everything".

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

It's time for the February challenge at Christmas Crafting, and this month the lovely Sara who has chosen a colour challenge: Blue, White and Silver.

The cute little digi can be found at Paper Pretties, if you haven't visited their store before they have some wonderful stamps to work with.

I enjoyed working with the image so much I made a second project, a Christmas card. A white card base, with alternating layers of blue and white. The central ornament cut with a Big Shot die, using plain card covered in silver foil.